Ch. 5 Earth Science

A change in the shape or volume of rocks that results from stress.

A down-curved fold in which the youngest layer is in the center.

The bottom image is

The bending, tilting, and breaking of the Earth’s crust.

The rock above the fault plane.

A group of adjacent mountain ranges.

When no movement occurs along the sides of a break in a rock structure, the break is called a…

Mountains that are formed when magma erupts onto the Earth’s surface are dome mountains.

As a volcanic mountain range is built, isostatic adjustment will cause the crust beneath it to:

A break in rock along which rocks on either side of the break move.

The major cause of crustal deformation is the movement of the Earth’s lithospheric plates.

Image B is

The largest mountain systems are part of a larger system called…

Occurs when crustal rocks slide past each other.

The balancing of the forces pressing up and down on the Earth’s crust.

A group of adjacent mountains with the same general shape and structure.

Folding of rocks is most likely to happen when rocks undergo…

Image A is

Anticlines generally form ridges in response to folding.

The top image is

A fold in which both sections remain horizontal.

Strain causes the folding and faulting of crustal rocks.

An accumulation of material deposited near shore in the ocean causes the ocean floor to...

The up and down movement of the crust to reach isostasy.

Image C is

A collision between a continental plate and an oceanic plate is most likely to produce…

The middle image is

Folded mountains are commonly found where continents have collided.

A break in rock where there is no rock movement on either side of the break.

The rock below the fault plane.

The surface of a fault along which any motion occurs.

A group of large mountain systems.

Occurs when crustal rocks are squeezed together.

High pressure and high temperature will cause rocks to…

An up-curved fold in which the oldest layer is in the center of the fold.

When rock responds to stress by becoming permanently deformed without breaking.

The amount of force per unit area that is placed on a given material.

Most plateaus are found…

When land is covered by a glacier, the crust beneath it will sink lower into the mantle.

Compression is the force that pulls rocks apart.

A nearly vertical fault where each side moves horizontally.

Occurs when crustal rocks are pulled apart.

When motion occurs along a break in rock, the break is called a fracture.

Isostatic adjustments can occur as a result of the erosion of mountain ranges.

Structures that form where parts of the Earth’s crust have been broken by faults are called…

Plate collisions occur along converging plate boundaries.